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I saw this on Good Morning America and suspected what happened, now after watching the video here I’m positive – the avalanche was triggered by one of the victim’s buddies driving his snowmobile across the top of the slope above him. This guy is very lucky he didn’t kill his friend. If you don’t know avalanche safety – what causes them, how to avoid avalanche-prone areas and how not to trigger them, stay the hell out of the mountains!

Yes it also appears to me as if this guy wasn’t so lucky his “pals” were there. Every year you hear about someone getting killed while snowmobiling.
If you really want to get out and enjoy Gods glory in the winter, do it on snowshoes.

Emily – avalanches aren’t that common in the Northeast, but it is possible to get caught in them while skiing, snowshoeing or hiking. There were a couple of incidents in the Adirondack High Peaks last winter of backcountry skiers triggering and/or getting caught in avalanches (though we probably don’t have to worry about it this year).